PlainZIP

Atkinson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Atkinson, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,521. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ATKINSON-NC · Atkinson, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,521 pop · #17850/25278 · Pender County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,025
  • RANK-LOWER #17850/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Burgaw
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,521
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,400

Nearest income peer: Burgaw, NC (+ $6,453 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Atkinson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Atkinson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Atkinson, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,521
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,025
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,025 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 28421.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Atkinson as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Stoneville is the closest lower-income city and Teachey the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Atkinson.

Population concentration

Atkinson's single ZIP 28421 carries the town

Atkinson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28421 is the entire residential footprint (1,521 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Atkinson

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 43 employees , annual payroll $1,335k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28421 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Atkinson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Pender County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Atkinson. See the Pender County roll-up →

Atkinson sits in the lower half of Pender County on income: Hampstead, Burgaw and Rocky Point report more, and only Currie reports less. Hampstead marks the far end of that range at $90,477, 51% above Atkinson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28421 1,521 $60,025 16 11
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Atkinson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Atkinson, .